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Good God, if our civilization were to sober up for a couple of days, it'd die of remorse on the third—

Malcolm Lowry

Good God, if our civilization were to sober up for a couple of days, it'd die of remorse on the third—

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About Malcolm Lowry

Clarence Malcolm Lowry (; 28 July 1909 – 26 June 1957) was an English poet and novelist who is best known for his 1947 novel Under the Volcano, which was voted No. 11 in the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list.